Five Oak Cliff events this fall

Sweater weather it’s not, but it is Fall in Oak Cliff, and that means its outdoor event season. If your weekends aren’t already booked from now to Thanksgiving, here are five events to give you that old autumn feeling.

The North Oak Cliff Music Festival is Saturday, Oct. 25, at Lake Cliff Park. Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians headline, and there is music all day, starting at 11:30 a.m. Tickets start at $25, and you can bring the whole family for $50.

The fifth-annual Blues, Bandits & BBQ returns to Kidd Springs Park on Saturday, Nov. 15. This year’s event starts with a 5k at 9 a.m. Wristbands to taste the barbecue and vote in the people’s choice contest cost $20. But it’s free to hang out and watch the bands.

Art Conspiracy started in Oak Cliff as a fundraiser for Hurricane Katrina victims in 2004. This year’s Art Con X, at 500 Singleton, benefits Anita N. Martinez Ballet Folklorico. General admission tickets cost $10, and 50 VIP tickets are available for $125.

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Keep working on it, I have faith you’ll get it, but I believe your speaking more to the other commenter, who mentioned that they hadn’t seen anything about the festival except in the comments, than to me anyway. But for those who are interested, check out the event page for times, line up, etc.https://www.facebook.com/events/357710097727741/?ref=br_tf

We at the Advocate do our best to cover events all over Oak Cliff. This post in particular was more of a seasonal outlook, highlighting events happening over the next couple of months, rather than this weekend. Wendi, as you mentioned, we did include the reggae festival in our “this weekend” roundup yesterday. Back in August, we promoted your studio’s free day of yoga twice, with links. We don’t intentionally ignore certain events. It’s just that there are so many and, at times, we are bound to miss some of them.

The picture is Manny Rodriguez’s photography studio. It is on Ft. Worth Avenue, behind the vet’s office and the house my grandparents’ built. I believe that the original plan for the house was to refurbish it and use it in the photography work. I was honored to be invited when they broke ground for the new studio and am pleased to see both the studio and the house looking so good!

Thanks, for the good wishes! I have no doubt that the community will overlook the lack of coverage by local media and still come out to play. I mean, who doesn’t love reggae, good food, arts, crafts, and bounce houses?! 🙂 We did get one tiny little mention by the advocate, without a link to the event, so thanks, Advocate,
for that.

I love the Advocate, but it does sometimes seem that a lot of events that are hyped are promoted by the same usual suspects. I like those events and am happy to hear about them, but it does seem difficult for more offbeat (for lack of a better word) event promoters to get noticed. A reggae block party that will shut down parts of Tyler and the only thing I’ve heard about it has been in the comments. I hope it goes well for you Wendi!